C64 Collections

About the C64 Collections Project

On this page we have gathered together collections containing archived disk and tape images. These images are most often created by reading the floppy and cassette media with original hardware and transferring the data to modern PCs via specially made cables. The transferal work is undertaken by sceners (and non-sceners) who take the time to preserve their media collections and save scene history from magnetic bit decay and then share the results. The largest part of these archived sets have come via the famous 'Movers Treasure Chest' threads on CSDb (1, 2, 3); others have been found elsewhere online or were provided directly from individual collections by the owners. [more ⇒]

Using the C64 Collections

Each SceneBase collection consists of at least two files. The main file that contains disk/tape images shows up under the 'Images' column and will contain only archived media. An 'Info' file corresponding to each 'Images' file contains metadata including ,txt, .png, and .csv representations of each disk/tape image's directory. 'Info' files are much smaller and could be used to quickly assess whether the larger 'Images' file is of further interest to you. The .txt and .csv files could be used for faster searching. MD5 hashes of each file entry on the image media are included in the .csv representation. The .png images could be used for faster browsing of the collection. [more ⇒]